Лорд Джим

Chapter 14

           ImyselfrememberthataNorwegianbarqueboundoutwithacargoofpitch-pinehadbeengivenupasmissingaboutthattime,anditwasjustthesortofcraftthatwouldcapsizeinasquallandfloatbottomupformonths—akindofmaritimeghoulontheprowltokillshipsinthedark.SuchwanderingcorpsesarecommonenoughintheNorthAtlantic,whichishauntedbyalltheterrorsofthesea,—fogs,icebergs,deadshipsbentuponmischief,andlongsinistergalesthatfastenupononelikeavampiretillallthestrengthandthespiritandevenhopearegone,andonefeelsliketheemptyshellofaman.Butthere—inthoseseas—theincidentwasrareenoughtoresembleaspecialarrangementofamalevolentprovidence,which,unlessithadforitsobjectthekillingofadonkeymanandthebringingofworsethandeathuponJim,appearedanutterlyaimlesspieceofdevilry.Thisviewoccurringtometookoffmyattention.ForatimeIwasawareofthemagistrate’svoiceasasoundmerely;butinamomentitshapeditselfintodistinctwords...“inutterdisregardoftheirplainduty,”itsaid.Thenextsentenceescapedmesomehow,andthen...“abandoninginthemomentofdangerthelivesandpropertyconfidedtotheircharge”...wentonthevoiceevenly,andstopped.Apairofeyesunderthewhiteforeheadshotdarklyaglanceabovetheedgeofthepaper.IlookedforJimhurriedly,asthoughIhadexpectedhimtodisappear.Hewasverystill—buthewasthere.Hesatpinkandfairandextremelyattentive.“Therefore,...”beganthevoiceemphatically.

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